Police: No credibility behind kidnapping scheme reports

Lubbock police say there is no evidence supporting reports circulating in social media networks about a kidnapping scheme in the city.

The Lubbock Police Department received numerous calls Wednesday, July 17, regarding social media reports that door-to-door booksellers are targeting households to kidnap children, according to a department news release that was distributed by email and posted on Facebook.

Lubbock police have received no calls of legitimate attempted kidnappings involving the salespeople, according to the release.